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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hot Weather, Camp Meeting, Second World War, First World War and Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. White wrote that the sound of what music "right after breakfast gives the summer day a loose, footless feeling" in "Hot Weather"?
(a) Harp.
(b) Flute.
(c) Victrola.
(d) Tuba.

2. What did White write "a hot-weather sign" in "Hot Weather"?
(a) The asterick.
(b) The exclamation point.
(c) The question mark.
(d) The comma.

3. What did White write "is so closely associated with brisk affairs" in "Hot Weather"?
(a) Summertime.
(b) July.
(c) Lunchtime.
(d) Morning.

4. In "Walden," White wrote, "I have never knelt at the grave of a philosopher nor placed wreaths on" what?
(a) Sickly actors.
(b) Dead presidents.
(c) Moldy poets.
(d) Decayed philosophers.

5. What did White write made the dogs uneasy in the beginning of "A Week in April"?
(a) The thunder.
(b) A full moon.
(c) The fog.
(d) The rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did White write an imaginary letter in "Walden"?

2. In what grade was White's son in "Education"?

3. Who did White write had never been exposed to public schools in "Education"?

4. White wrote of driving past a woman in her yard using what in "Walden"?

5. Who did White go to hear speak at the campground in "Camp Meeting"?

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